ZIP 04473 · Orono
Who lives in ZIP code 04473 (Orono, ME): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Orono, ME · Penobscot County
uszips 2026
People8,371
Median age26.0
Household income$61,528
Home value$270,540
Median rent$1,255/mo
Poverty24.9%
College degree+66.9%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bangor, ME
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 187 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,308
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.2% are 65 or older; 90.4% are adults.
Household income
30.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,917.
Education (adults 25+)
64.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 29.3%
- Never married
- 56.8%
- Divorced
- 8.4%
- Widowed
- 5.5%
- Family size
- 2.77
- Dual-income families
- 60.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 46.6%
- Rent burden
- 31.1%
- Men / women
- 55% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.0%
- With a disability
- 10.8%
- No health insurance
- 3.5%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.